A geological landform, a scarp is a vertical relocation of the ground along either side of a fault, usually after an earthquake, one side being left higher than the other. It often marks the surface extension of an existing fault below. Scarps can be small or large, in some cases creating steep cliffs which may later erode.
A line of cliffs formed by displacement along a fault is known as a fault scarp.
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Scarps are vertical displacements of the ground surface along a fault, which may be represented by small rises or by steep cliffs. A fault scarp with relatively level land on each side is also called an escarpment.
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The landforms created by faults are Horst and Graben which forms the Block mountains and associated Valleys.
A line of cliffs formed by displacement along a fault is known as a fault scarp.
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"A fault line and fault are the same cause the fault line has the same traces for a fault :}} have fun" That is incorrect. A fault is displaced ground, where the footwall (or hanging wall in the case of reverse faults) has been upthrust and an area of strata is exposed that was previously below the surface. A fault-line scarp is an erosional feature, often resultant from reverse faults, because their scarps are gravitationally unstable and are almost always associated with inactive and old faults. Differential erosion can work away at less resistant beds while leaving behind a scarp of more resistant beds.
It is called a "don't cheat on your Intro to Physical Geography" quiz.
A geological landform, a scarp is a vertical relocation of the ground along either side of a fault, usually after an earthquake, one side being left higher than the other. It often marks the surface extension of an existing fault below. Scarps can be small or large, in some cases creating steep cliffs which may later erode.
Scarps are vertical displacements of the ground surface along a fault, which may be represented by small rises or by steep cliffs. A fault scarp with relatively level land on each side is also called an escarpment.
Folded type mountains form due to the horizontal compression of the Earth's crust, leading to the folding of rock layers. Fault-block mountains, on the other hand, occur when tectonic forces cause the Earth's crust to break and move along faults, resulting in uplifted blocks of rock.
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A scarp is a very steep hill or bank. It can also mean to form a hill or bank so that it becomes steep.
Robert Charles Pease has written: 'Scarp degradation and fault history south of Carson City, Nevada' -- subject(s): Faults (Geology), Geology, Structural, Structural Geology